Huntersquoy, chambered cairn 480m SW of Carrick Farm, Eday

Huntersquoy chambered cairn is situated on a gently sloping hill overlooking Calf Sound, on the island of Eday, in Orkney, Scotland. It is a good example of an Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn. It dates from the Neolithic era, sometime during the years 3000 through 2001 BC. These tombs, often called "stalled cairns" are characterized by a central passage edged by upright stones which divide spaces into separate chambers. Huntersquoy is unique in that it is a rare double-storied burial monument. It is seen as a small, unobtrusive, circular mound, 10 m in diameter and 60 cm in height above ground. It contains two overlaying chambers. The Bookan-type lower chamber is intact and below ground,…